When A Two-Salary Income Fails
While this may not apply to everyone, you may find that a second
salary brings in substantially less than you thought it would.
In the beginning, Rachael thought that since she and her husband
were just about breaking even as a couple, that staying home
with the new baby would not work -- infant needs seemed endless.
So she went back to her old job.
After a few weeks, they decided to actually calculate their
bottom line with and without her weekly pay. This should not
have been a surprise because there was still no extra funds at
the end of the month. Rachael